@Austin was kind enough to contribute this update to the script, thank you 🙏 This is now available in the latest script version, feel free to give it a try and share feedback!
[Deleted User]
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Jan 24
Very excited for this feature and it would be super helpful because its hard to reconcile my credit card balance in Actual Budget without this feature
Gilbert Geeber
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Jan 12
You can achieve this by modifying the actual-flow sync script to send includePending: true as a parameter.
Amr from Lunch Flow
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Jan 14
@Gilbert Yup, I was thinking to add this behind an account level configuration, so users can easily opt-in, PRs are very welcome btw, as I won’t be able to get around to this for some time, and the script is open source 😄
Jamie
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Dec 13, 2025
Super excited to get pending transactions into Actual. Thanks for working on this!
Add Option to Support Pending Transactions and Schedule Imports
Would it be possible to add the option to import pending transactions? I’m aware it comes with unique challenges such as duplicate transactions, etc. but I use Actual Budget via the API as my destination and I can establish rules to eliminate the duplications. If there was an option in the terminal UI for the API use, or even in LunchFlow itself.
The transaction delay, especially over weekends, impacts my financial planning as I like to look at my budget software and trust that it matches my bank balance exactly.
I also wonder if there could be an option to schedule imports more than the current once a day limit- I can do it with the terminal UI but remoting into my server to execute these commands is a bit of a hassle. Thanks!
Amr from Lunch Flow
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Nov 2, 2025
Hey @Keith 👋
Thank you very much for the feedback!
On pending transactions, there’s a feature request here: Support Pending Transactions , I’ll add your vote to it. I need to do a better job of explaining the limitations, and I realize that the handling of pending transactions will differ based on which destination you’ll use, so will capture that nuance. I’m working on updating the help center, and will add more details there and then share.
On scheduling imports, you can run the import script more frequently than once a day, but whether it’ll pull fresh data will really depend on the open banking provider’s frequency, which is different for each institution. How are you automating the import script currently? do you use a cron job or somthing similar?
I do recognize the terminal UI is not ideal, it was the fastest way to get up and running, but I’m working closely with the Actual Budget team, and they’re building a new plugin system that should allow me to build Lunch Flow into Actual, similar to SimpleFin, which should make the experience much smoother. They don’t have an ETA for when this will be finalized, but hopefully by the end of this year.
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Jan 25
Pinned@Austin was kind enough to contribute this update to the script, thank you 🙏 This is now available in the latest script version, feel free to give it a try and share feedback!
[Deleted User]
Jan 24
Very excited for this feature and it would be super helpful because its hard to reconcile my credit card balance in Actual Budget without this feature
Gilbert Geeber
Jan 12
You can achieve this by modifying the actual-flow sync script to send includePending: true as a parameter.
Amr from Lunch Flow
Jan 14
@Gilbert Yup, I was thinking to add this behind an account level configuration, so users can easily opt-in, PRs are very welcome btw, as I won’t be able to get around to this for some time, and the script is open source 😄
Jamie
Dec 13, 2025
Super excited to get pending transactions into Actual. Thanks for working on this!
Keith
Dec 13, 2025
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Add Option to Support Pending Transactions and Schedule Imports
Would it be possible to add the option to import pending transactions? I’m aware it comes with unique challenges such as duplicate transactions, etc. but I use Actual Budget via the API as my destination and I can establish rules to eliminate the duplications. If there was an option in the terminal UI for the API use, or even in LunchFlow itself.
The transaction delay, especially over weekends, impacts my financial planning as I like to look at my budget software and trust that it matches my bank balance exactly.
I also wonder if there could be an option to schedule imports more than the current once a day limit- I can do it with the terminal UI but remoting into my server to execute these commands is a bit of a hassle. Thanks!
Amr from Lunch Flow
Nov 2, 2025
Hey @Keith 👋
Thank you very much for the feedback!
On pending transactions, there’s a feature request here: Support Pending Transactions , I’ll add your vote to it. I need to do a better job of explaining the limitations, and I realize that the handling of pending transactions will differ based on which destination you’ll use, so will capture that nuance. I’m working on updating the help center, and will add more details there and then share.
On scheduling imports, you can run the import script more frequently than once a day, but whether it’ll pull fresh data will really depend on the open banking provider’s frequency, which is different for each institution. How are you automating the import script currently? do you use a cron job or somthing similar?
I do recognize the terminal UI is not ideal, it was the fastest way to get up and running, but I’m working closely with the Actual Budget team, and they’re building a new plugin system that should allow me to build Lunch Flow into Actual, similar to SimpleFin, which should make the experience much smoother. They don’t have an ETA for when this will be finalized, but hopefully by the end of this year.